A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.
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adj. 简单的;单纯的;易受骗的;天真的;
n. 笨蛋;愚蠢的行为;出身低微者;
💡 sim(one by one)+ple(fold)→简单的；朴素的；单纯的
"her austere bedroom with its simple narrow bed"
她那仅有一张窄床的简陋卧室
近义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
反义：arduous, intricate, labored, laborious, onerous, painful
n. 声明;（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现;（文字）陈述;结算单;
vi. （英国）对儿童进行特殊教育评估认定;
vt. 申请（小孩）有特殊教育需要;
💡 state陈述+ment表名词→站着说话→声明立场
"His statement was seen as an allusion to the recent drug-related killings."
他的声明被视为暗指最近与毒品有关的多起凶杀案。
近义：assertion, asseveration, manifestation, manifesto, attestation, averment
adj. 无辜的，无罪的;清白的;天真无邪的;无知的;
n. 无辜者;头脑简单的人;天真无邪的人;
💡 in无+noc伤害，毒+ent形容词后缀→无害的
"I'm not quite so innocent as to believe that."
我还不至于简单到相信那种事的地步.
近义：kid, bairn, tot, tyke, nipper, boy
反义：fox, malefic, maleficent, malevolent, malign, malignant
vt. 创办，成立，建立;
v. 发现（ find的过去式）;找到;到达;发觉;
💡 found基础 → 为(房屋等)打基础，建立，创立
"In some stories, genies are always found inside a lamp or bottle."
在一些故事里, 灯里或瓶子中总是装有妖怪.
近义：base, ground, establish, institute, mount, rest
反义：invalidate, abrogate, negate, nullify, omit, outlaw
adj. 内疚的;有罪的;
💡 guilt内疚 + y...的→ adj.内疚的；有罪的
"The powerful lords were guilty of grinding the villagers under their heels."
那些大领主的罪过是以权势欺压村民.
近义：culpable
反义：ingenuous, naif, naive, pure, sincere, blameless
n. 假设，假说;[逻]前提;
💡 hypo下面，次等+thesis论文→还不是正式的理论→假说
"The results confirmed his hypothesis on the use of modal verbs."
结果证实了他的关于情态动词用法的假设.
近义：assumption, postulate, presumption, reasoning, supposition, surmise